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Report comes as Washington considers ending the use of 14C jobs

November 15, 2024

Findings include policy considerations for lawmakers to consider as a new Congress takes shape.

Health Policy

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Out-of-pocket cost hike could put HIV medications out of reach

January 08, 2024

Even modest increases in out-of-pocket costs for HIV prevention drugs could double rate at which prescriptions go unfilled.

Health Policy

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Food Insufficiency Increase Following Drawdown of SNAP Benefits

August 11, 2023

The recent discontinuation of pandemic-related food assistance benefits led to a substantial increase in food insufficiency in the United States.

Health Policy

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How Health Systems Can Help Build Black Wealth

August 31, 2022

New commentary outlines how health systems can help build Black wealth, including helping people connect to key services.

Health Policy

Over One-Third of Congressional Members Held Significant Health Care-Related Financial Assets

August 09, 2021

Revelations that some members of Congress, including members of key health care committees, hold substantial personal investments in the health care industry have raised concerns about lawmakers’ financial conflicts of interest and their potential impact on health care legislation and oversight.

Health Policy

Penn Medicine Names New CEO for Lancaster General Health

January 07, 2021

The University of Pennsylvania Health System has named John J. Herman as chief executive officer of Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health (LG Health), effective March 1, 2021.

Health Policy

Too Many Donor Kidneys Are Discarded in U.S. Before Transplantation

December 16, 2020

When kidneys are removed from deceased organ donors in the United States, they are often subjected to “procurement biopsies” and are discarded if certain abnormalities are seen in the kidney tissue — a practice that worsens the already-severe shortage of transplant-eligible kidneys in the country.

Health Policy

Offering a Pay-for-Performance Program to Oncology Practices Increases Prescriptions of Evidence-based Cancer Drugs

October 07, 2020

A pay-for performance program that offers enhanced reimbursement to oncology practices for prescribing high-quality, evidence-based cancer drugs increased use of these drugs without significantly changing total spending on care, Penn Medicine researchers report in a new study published online today in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Health Policy

Public Health Management Corporation, Penn Medicine, Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic and Independence Blue Cross to Launch Innovative Health Care Collaboration in West Philadelphia

September 24, 2020

A coalition of the region’s premier health care organizations announced today their intention to join forces to transform Mercy Philadelphia into a thriving, reimagined campus built on a guiding principle to provide high-quality, community-informed health care and services at an innovative public health campus designed to serve the needs of the facility’s West Philadelphia neighbors.

Health Policy

Penn Medicine Named LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader for 2020

September 03, 2020

Penn Medicine’s six hospitals have been named 2020 “LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leaders” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization.

Health Policy

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Report comes as Washington considers ending the use of 14C jobs

November 15, 2024

Out-of-pocket cost hike could put HIV medications out of reach

January 08, 2024

Food Insufficiency Increase Following Drawdown of SNAP Benefits

August 11, 2023

How Health Systems Can Help Build Black Wealth

August 31, 2022

Over One-Third of Congressional Members Held Significant Health Care-Related Financial Assets

August 09, 2021

Penn Medicine Names New CEO for Lancaster General Health

January 07, 2021

Too Many Donor Kidneys Are Discarded in U.S. Before Transplantation

December 16, 2020

Offering a Pay-for-Performance Program to Oncology Practices Increases Prescriptions of Evidence-based Cancer Drugs

October 07, 2020

Public Health Management Corporation, Penn Medicine, Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic and Independence Blue Cross to Launch Innovative Health Care Collaboration in West Philadelphia

September 24, 2020

Penn Medicine Named LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader for 2020

September 03, 2020

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